You're better off getting the ebay cable in the first thread, it has been well proven to work reliably._________________Rob
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This might sound a strange question: I've just received the adaptor from diygadgets, and am waiting for the FTDI cable to arrive. The problem is that I can't see anything on the adaptor to tell me which way round it goes in. I could use trial and error, but will it damage the remote or the adaptor?_________________OFA 7562, OFA 8910, OFA7980 and OFA6440.

The other thing confusing me is that the instructions on this site say to connect the RTS, TXD, RXD and GND wires, but the wires on offer in the item linked to in the top post here, show 5V instead of RTS._________________OFA 7562, OFA 8910, OFA7980 and OFA6440.

If you bought something else, post a link to it and we'll try to see if it's still the right cable._________________Rob
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Davecs, that's not a good idea. Prolific ones (PLxxxx) don't work well with JP1 remotes or our software. You need to stick with an FTDI cable like in our links. If you do get yours working, it won't necessarily work with all JP1 remotes or have working drivers for newer OS's.

When we first started buying from that seller years ago, the listing was correct. But now both the title and picture are wrong. It isn't a PL (Prolific) chip at all and is 6 conductor, not 4. There's no way you would have known that. We only know from direct experience.

In any case, I've notified the seller of the errors. Hopefully he will correct them.

OK not a problem. It was only £2 anyway. I'd rather not buy from a seller who doesn't seem to know what he's selling and may change it! There are a lot of boards for sale, with FT232RL chip, designed for Arduino, but I figure that I can get some Female/Female Dupont connector wires, would that do the trick? Thanks for your help!_________________OFA 7562, OFA 8910, OFA7980 and OFA6440.